New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 87 - BASIC COURSE IN LAND USE LAW AND PLANNING TRAINING PROGRAM
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 5:87-1.8 - Compliance period

(a) Any member or alternate board member serving as of the date the Training Program is first offered shall satisfactorily complete the Training Program by January 17, 2008.

(b) Any board member appointed after the date upon which the Training Program is first offered shall satisfactorily complete the Training Program within 18 months following the date of their appointment.

(c) A board member who fails to satisfy the requirements of the Training Program within the prescribed 18-month period shall be deemed ineligible to continue to serve as a board member. Any board member deemed ineligible for failure to complete the required Training Course shall be removed as a member of the applicable board by the governing body of the affected municipality at its first regular public meeting following the expiration of the prescribed 18-month period. Any board member removed under this provision shall not be eligible for subsequent appointment to any board (as defined in 5:87-1.5) without first successfully completing the Training Program.

(d) Any board member serving a one-year term who does not complete the course within 18 months of the initial appointment or within 18 months from the date an approved course is first offered, whichever is later, must successfully complete the Training Program before becoming eligible for subsequent appointment to any board.

(e) A hearing or proceeding held, or decision or recommendation made, by a planning board or zoning board member shall not be invalidated if a board member has participated in the hearing or proceeding or in the decision-making or recommendation leading to board action and that member is subsequently determined to be ineligible to serve as a board member by reason of their failure to complete the requirements of the Training Program.